handwriting
[ hand-rahy-ting ]
/ ˈhændˌraɪ tɪŋ /
noun
writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
a style or manner of writing by hand, especially that which characterizes a particular person; penmanship: an eccentric handwriting.
a handwritten document; manuscript.
Idioms for handwriting
handwriting on the wall,
a premonition, portent, or clear indication, especially of failure or disaster: The company had ignored the handwriting on the wall and was plunged into bankruptcy.
Also writing on the wall.
Words nearby handwriting
handwheel,
handwork,
handwoven,
handwringing,
handwrite,
handwriting,
handwriting on the wall,
handwritten,
handwrought,
handy,
handy-andy
Definition for handwriting (2 of 2)
handwrite
[ hand-rahyt ]
/ ˈhændˌraɪt /
verb (used with object), hand·wrote or (Archaic) hand·writ; hand·writ·ten or (Archaic) hand·writ; hand·writ·ing.
to write (something) by hand.
Origin of handwrite
First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from
handwriting
Example sentences from the Web for handwriting
British Dictionary definitions for handwriting
handwriting
/ (ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ) /
noun
writing by hand rather than by typing or printing
a person's characteristic writing style
that signature is in my handwriting